Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-11
why We should Have n new
ssate-An Instance in Point.

Why We Shouid Have new
state-An Instance in Point.
Our esteemed weekly contempora-
nv. the San Francisco Neps Letter, in
q recent issue, said that a clique oil
Los Angeles politicians are engaged
in an effort to create new state oil
South California. Ii the conductors
of that sprightly journal would occas-
ionally come down to this section
they would find that the clique re-
ferred to has extensive ramifications
fin fact, that its members are scattered
all through the southern counties,
from San Luis Obispo to San Diego
ON the coast, and that the people OF
San Bernardino, Kern, Tulare, Fres-
no, MERGED and even Stanislaus coun-
ties are seriously considering the adj
visibility and even necessity OF new
State. California, as at present con-
stituted, is entirely too unwleldy, to
say nothing of the diversity OF our
products and interests. Even when
it comes to the three extreme south
ern counties one OF them, San Ber-
nardino, is larger than the kingdom
of Ireland. A State with coast line OF
over seven hundred miles is too great
an anomaly to be tolerated long. BY
a ny line of conveyance at present ex-
listing it is over seven hundred miles
from Yuma to San Francisco, the
center of the commonwealth. 1t is
true that there is one State, Texas,
which is larger than California, but
the act which admitted Texas to the
u MON recognized her mammoth pro-
portions by providing that, at the
pleasure OF her people, she should
ultimately be cut up into four States.
California is nearly as large as the
Lone Star commonwealth, and the
dissimilarities OF her soil, climate
and conditions are infinitely more
pronounced than anything which can
be recorded of her sisteI State.
We assure our contemporary that
the movement which looks to State
division in the near future is some
thing much more formidable than
anything which mere clique could
hope to do. The HERALD happens
TO know that in all the southern coun-
ties there is very general sentl-
ment which favors division, and
which will accomplish its end in
time, and that at no remote date.
There really ought to be no opposl-
ton from northern and central Cali
fornia to the achievement OF our
m anifest destiny. A division on
something like the lines we have sug-
gested above would leave what would
remain of the old State in a very
symmetrical shape, with Sacrament
to as its righful geographical center,
and it would add to the galaxy OF
States commonwealth which would
be unique and interesting, represent
ing as it does the latest phase OF
American energy and civilization.
The population OF the new State
would he ample. 1t would be five or
six times that of the BATTLEFRONT State,
Nevada, and it is increasing in a ratio
not chronicled of any other portion OF
the Pacific Coast or, indeed, OF the
American continent. From a mere
selfish standpoint there is no occasion
for the inhabitants of Southern Cali
fornia making any superhuman es-
forts TO bring about State division.
III only considerations OF political
advantage were all that lie at the
bottom OF the aspiration, a little pa
tience on our part would soon place
us on a commanding plane. All we
would have to do would be to wait
few years; and, through prepohder-
ance of the population, which we
should then possess, we would easily
be able to rule the whole common
wealth OF California as she stands.
It is true that northern and central
California have been specially selfish
and inconsiderate in their treatment
of the rest of the State. 1t seems in
credible, but 10 United States Senator
has ever been accorded to the country
sonth of San Francisco-a region
which comprises the major portion
territorially OF the State. If such a
discrimination had ever been at
tenn pied in any other State of the
Union there would have been down.
right revolution. The injustice has
been submitted to patiently in the
past; but the inhabitant OF Southern
California, which is settling up at an
unheard of ratio, has the consolation
Of knowing that he would soon be
able to turn the tables
But considerations either OF selfish
ness or reprisal do not govern the
Of this section. They feel that
3 demanding State autonomy for
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